Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan receives President of Korea Foundation (KF)

Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan (right) presents Dong Ho folk painting to Mr. Kim Ghee Hwan.

Participants at the reception were Colonel Bui Duy Hung, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Director of the Provincial Public Security; Mr. Le Xuan Loi, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; leaders of departments, branches and sectors.

At the working session, Mr. Kim Ghee Hwan sincerely thanked the provincial leaders’ warm welcome and affection for the delegation. At the same time, he said that Vietnam is a special partner of Korea; in addition to Samsung, more than 10,000 Korean enterprises are operating in Vietnam, including Bac Ninh province. The KF is an organization under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea established in 1991 to promote a better understanding of Korea and strengthen friendships in the international community by carrying out various exchanges between Korea and foreign countries.

Overview of the working session.

In recent times, the KF has coordinated and organized many practical activities to promote the close relationship between Korea and Vietnam, and between Bac Ninh province and Korean localities. During this visit and working session in Vietnam, the KF aims to continue to expand display, exhibition, exchange activities as well as support research on the application of artificial intelligence technology, electronics, semiconductors, digital transformation, public health care, climate change response, STEM learning models in localities, etc. The KF hoped that the leaders of Bac Ninh province would pay attention and support its activities in the coming time.

For his part, Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan warmly welcomed the KF’s delegation to visit and work in Bac Ninh. In 2023, a delegation of Bac Ninh provincial leaders visited and worked with the KF, some localities and large Korean corporations. This trip brought numerous positive results. He stressed that Vietnam and Korea, Bac Ninh and Korean localities and enterprises are friends and reliable partners. “Along with Samsung, many large Korean corporations and enterprises are investing long-term and effectively in Bac Ninh province, demonstrating our close relationship”, Tuan affirmed.

The provincial leaders take a photo with the KF’s delegation.

By agreeing with the policy of expanding the KF’s activities in Bac Ninh, the Secretary assigned relevant departments, sectors and localities to closely coordinate and organize economic cooperations, cultural exchanges, diplomatic corps, people-to-people diplomacy and so on. Therefore, these activities will create a spreading effect, contributing to further tightening the friendship and cooperation between the two countries and between Bac Ninh province and Korean localities in the coming time.